A process of change; especially from a lower or simpler to a higher or more complex

Agriculture

The science or occupation of cultivating the soild, producing crops, and raising live-stock

Domestication

To adapt to living with human beings

Time period before the invention of writing

Prehistoric period

Which scientist started the theory of evolution?

Charles Darwin

Where did humans originate from?

Africa

What is the importance of the discovery of “Ardi” and Australopithecus’s “Lucy”?

It helps prove that evolution is real

What happened between Neanderthal and Cro-Magnons (form of Homo Sapiens)?

They got into a war about who would dominate the world and who would die out.

What is the main characteristic of the Paleolithic age?

Chipped stone implements.

What is Berengia?

Berengia was a land bridge that connected northeast Asia and the Americas

Why was language developed by early humans?

To communicate and cooperate during hunts

What is the scienctific name for current humans?

Homo Sapiens!

What are four advantages in the creation of fire?

Cooking food, warmth, safety, and light

Why did early man create cave paintings?

We are not sure, to but possibbly because of religious purposes (animism), to show power over animals, as decoration, for entertainment, for history/identification, and fertiliy.

(Really, Police Department Eh? How Fun!)

What was the first hominid species to bury their dead and why - what could they have believed in?

Neanderthals near the end of the Stone Age buried their dead because they most likely believed in an afterlife. Many times, a man would be buried with weapons and tools to live in the afterlife.

Why is the Neolithic Age often called the Neolithic Revolution or Agricultural Revolution?

Because there was a MAJOR CHANGE.

What is the main characteristic of the Neolithic Age?

The start of agriculture

What are four advantages of living near a river valley?

fertile soil, plenty of livestock, water, and tranportation

How was a surplus of food important to the people of the Neolithic Age?

A surplus amount of food was important because with it they got better nutrition which lead eventually to the first villages, more time which lead to new skills and an increase in trade, and work was divided by gender in age leading to increase in roll of men, men leaders, and "warrior-kings".

How did the role of men change from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic age?

Paleolithic: Men hunted

Neolithic: Men herded and protected the village

How did the role of women change from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic age?

Paleolithic: Gathered food and cared for children

Neolithic: Cared for children and performed household tasks.

With farming, not everyone had to work in the fields - what did people do in their free time? What did this lead to?

People developed new skills and technology which lead to new jobs and products, which lead to an increase in trade.

What are three problems of early farmers?

Nature and the elements, when and where to plant, and threats from neighbors (aka stealing the food)

How did tools change from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic Age?

They started being made with metals, starting with copper. They were better and more efficient.

What were the effects of metal tools and weapons in the Neolithic age? (3)

More efficient farming tools, increase in trade, and new jobs created.